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Children of Bach

by Eilís Dillon

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A Hungarian Jewish family of talented musicians escapes Nazi persecution during World War II.

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Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)

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NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)

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Genres: Fiction and Literature, Children's Books, Kids, Tween
DDC/MDS: 823.914 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1945-1999
LCC: PZ7 .D5792 .C — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
BISAC: FIC FICTION General

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Languages: English
Media: Paper
ISBNs: 3
ASINs: 1

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Published: 1992
Genres: Fiction and Literature, Children's Books, Kids, Tween
DDC/MDS: 823.914
LCC: PZ7 .D5792 .C

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